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<p>[QUOTE="NSP, post: 3171936, member: 74849"]My collecting interests are generally more focused on older US issues, but I can certainly appreciate interesting modern coins as well. The 1997 Botanic Garden Coinage and Currency Set definitely fits the bill. I actually did not even know that two special matte finish Jefferson nickels were made in the 1990s until about a month ago. The 1994 Thomas Jefferson Coinage and Currency Set included a 1994 matte finish nickel with a mintage of 167,703. Three years later, this set came out, but only 25,000 sets (and therefore 25,000 1997 matte finish nickels) were made. More on the very interesting back story for this set can be found at the following link: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=267762" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=267762" rel="nofollow">https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=267762</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that first hits you when you look at the set is how visually pleasing the packaging and information booklet are. The red roses and green background look very nice and are very 1990s-esque in my opinion. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]815436[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]815441[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]815440[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins are also very eye appealing. Both coins have a matte finish (the nickel was specially made to match the silver dollar). I particularly like the reverse of the silver dollar: a beautiful rose surrounded by a rose garland. The nickel has the lowest mintage (25,000) for a nickel since some of the proof Jefferson nickels were made in the early 1940s. The nickel has a nice golden toning on the reverse. Golden reverse toning is a known “issue” for both the 1994 and 1997 sets, though I find this issue to be not bad at all. The series 1995 dollar bill complements the coins well also. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]815437[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]815438[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]815439[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I highly recommend this set as it has everything going for it: scarcity (at least for a modern US issue), eye appeal, and great packaging. I’m glad I stumbled across this set![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NSP, post: 3171936, member: 74849"]My collecting interests are generally more focused on older US issues, but I can certainly appreciate interesting modern coins as well. The 1997 Botanic Garden Coinage and Currency Set definitely fits the bill. I actually did not even know that two special matte finish Jefferson nickels were made in the 1990s until about a month ago. The 1994 Thomas Jefferson Coinage and Currency Set included a 1994 matte finish nickel with a mintage of 167,703. Three years later, this set came out, but only 25,000 sets (and therefore 25,000 1997 matte finish nickels) were made. More on the very interesting back story for this set can be found at the following link: [url]https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=267762[/url] One thing that first hits you when you look at the set is how visually pleasing the packaging and information booklet are. The red roses and green background look very nice and are very 1990s-esque in my opinion. [ATTACH=full]815436[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]815441[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]815440[/ATTACH] The coins are also very eye appealing. Both coins have a matte finish (the nickel was specially made to match the silver dollar). I particularly like the reverse of the silver dollar: a beautiful rose surrounded by a rose garland. The nickel has the lowest mintage (25,000) for a nickel since some of the proof Jefferson nickels were made in the early 1940s. The nickel has a nice golden toning on the reverse. Golden reverse toning is a known “issue” for both the 1994 and 1997 sets, though I find this issue to be not bad at all. The series 1995 dollar bill complements the coins well also. [ATTACH=full]815437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]815438[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]815439[/ATTACH] I highly recommend this set as it has everything going for it: scarcity (at least for a modern US issue), eye appeal, and great packaging. I’m glad I stumbled across this set![/QUOTE]
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